■ radical

jī

achievements

How it’s built

Simplified form of 績. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 責 represents the sound.

糹

meaning

silk; thread — 糹 is a component form of 糸.

责

sound

duty; responsibility — The pronunciation of 績 was similar to 責 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.

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